That is absolutely awesome.
So, a planet made of basically ICE is a ‘planet’ and other planets made of GAS are classified as ‘planets’ and yet, they felt the NEED to take Pluto from us? Still irks me to this day! :(
I’m campaigning to have our ‘moon’ named ‘Luna.’ She needs a name! All the other planets’ moons have names!
Brave search summarizer:
"Diana, the goddess of the moon, the forest, and hunters, was worshipped by both the nobility and the lower classes of the ancient Roman empire.2 She was believed to have the power to talk to woodland animals and control their movements and behavior.01 Although there was probably no original connection between Diana and the moon, she later absorbed Artemis's identification with both Selene (Luna) and Hecate, a chthonic deity.3 Diana's cult became popular throughout the ancient Roman empire, both among the nobility and the lower classes.2 Her most famous place of worship was the grove of Diana Nemorensis on the shores of Lake Nemi at Aricia (modern Ariccia), near Rome."
Selene, Luna, Artemis...the old names! Your choice!
OK back to the present!
what blows my mind is way back when they mathematically predicted another planet had to be out there somewhere for the balance. then soon after Pluto was discovered. Now for the life of me, unless they know exactly the mass of each of the planets and the sun, back then, how can they possibly hypothesis another planet was needed!!??
I’ll go to my grave pondering that one!!